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New Delhi, Oct 9: The Gujarat high court (HC) on Monday reduced to 'life in prison' the death sentence given to 11 convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A special trial court had on March 1, 2011, convicted 31 people and acquitted 63 of setting ablaze a coach of the Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002 at Godhrastation. Of the 31 convicts, 11 were sentenced to death and 20 were given

Mangaluru, Oct 9: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik has urged Hindus to keep swords in their houses for self-protection and to economically boycott Muslims. Delivering a speech during the Mathru Pooja programme near Kadri Temple in Mangaluru on Sunday he said that Hindus should not hesitate to stock weapons at homes and to worship them during the ‘Ayudha Pooja’. He said: “Muslims are opposing the

Kasaragod, Oct 9: The district police have managed to arrest a 39-year-old man in connection with throwing stones on a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Perwad, near Kumbla, late on Friday, grievously injuring the driver. On being alerted by the Special Branch, the police rounded up Abdul Salam, a resident of Mavinakatta, near Kumbla, who confessed to have committed the crime

New Delhi, Oct 9: The world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, on Sunday officially launched its unit in India with a view to tap opportunities presented by the country's rapidly growing appetite for energy. Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Aramco CEO Amin Nasser, who is here to attend the India Energy Forum beginning on Monday, jointly inaugurated the company's office in Gurgaon, a move the

New Delhi, Oct 9: Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport is likely to become India's first airport to have Aadhaar-enabled entry and biometric boarding system. The push to the plan has been given by the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), after a two-month pilot project in February. Reportedly, BIAL has set a 325-day deadline to enforce the new Aadhaar system. The project may get

Bengaluru, Oct 9: Around seven months after a controversial conversation between Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa and Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister H N Ananth Kumar went viral, a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has confirmed their voices in the video/audio file in which they were heard discussing the 'kickback' paid to BJP central leadership’. The cyber police of the

Bengaluru, Oct 9: A woman riding pillion was killed on the spot and the rider injured after they fell off their two-wheeler while trying to negotiate a pothole-ridden road at Pantharapalya near Nayandanhalli on Sunday morning. The woman was run over by an oncoming truck. The deceased has been identified as Radha Anjanappa (47), from Shampura, near Arabic College, Nagawara, east Bengaluru. The

Bengaluru, Oct 9: With Director General and Inspector General of Police Rupak Kumar Dutta set to retire on October 31, the race for his successor has begun. Three top IPS officers eligible for the post are DGP (Fire & Emergency Services, Home Guards, Civil Defence and State Disaster Response Force-SDRF) Neelamani N Raju (1983 batch), DGP (Criminal Investigation Department) H C Kishore Chandra and

Bengaluru, Oct 9: A 17-year-old pre-university student was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a toilet in his college hostel on Saturday evening. Police said the deceased has been identified as Sarthak Puranik, a resident of Dharwad. He was studying in the Sri Chaitanya PU College in Bellandur for the past two years and was staying in the hostel. According to the police, the incident

New Delhi, Oct 9: If an actor wants to return his awards, he should not accept it in the first place, BJP leader and Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday while referring to Prakash Raj's remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gowda further said that Raj “is not a fool” to return his five national awards. The veteran actor hit the headlines after calling out PM Modi for